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20,497 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Rights and justice in Kigali, protests in Santiago (Chile) and the cyclone in Brazil drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 37 in 100 of its 382 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 19 of Rwanda's 22 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

41 of its 114 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 11 of Santiago's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

82 of its 341 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Türkiye

143 of its 382 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 8 of Yangon's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

160 of its 395 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Flooding was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

10 of its 30 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Sitra's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 167 of Ukraine's 357 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Covid was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greece (78 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in Vietnam (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 20,497 stories about harm among 118,549 counted on 7 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 May 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 118,549 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. Greece's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia41 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Los Angeles US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Atlanta US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Mexico City Mexico32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualArkansas, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOregon, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 36 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsIllawarra, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 63 outletsYishun, Singapore -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Arkansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Illawarra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 6,879 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 4,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,489 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 2,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 932 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 890 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 773 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 379 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured874 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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